Brian Eugenio Herrera — Theater Critic

An ambitious and not infrequently engaging exploration of the role of the artist in a society overdetermined by political cataclysm, social instability, and economic disparity. The hook? A juxtaposition of Russia and the US as not exactly alike but not all that different either. This Seagull’s “true story” is that of Constantine (or “Kon”) — a figure not without resemblance to the show’s director/creator Alexander Molochnikov.